This is The Guardian.

Hello and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly. England are going to Qatar.

Qualification assured after scoring 10 brackets, TEN, close brackets against San Marino.

Do we even dare talk about pre-qualifying? Is it interesting?

Am I arrogant for wondering? What about the World Cup plate for smaller nations?

And how many goals is a goal really worth in a 10-0? Is it time to apply Duckworth Lewis to Harry

Kane's international goal-scoring feats? Elsewhere is there anything better than Ali McCoy

to excitement level 9 as the Scots guarantee a home leg in the playoffs? Perhaps the joy at Windsor Park

at holding the Italians who now enter what is fast becoming the playoffs of death?

Also, what's happening in African qualification as the South African's protest,

the softest of soft penalties? And American has a very long question for Lars,

there's a PhD inquiry, your questions and that's the day's Guardian Football Weekly.

On the panel today, Jonathan Wilson, hi, hello, how are you?

I'm very well, thanks, how are you?

Yeah, really good, thanks mates. Ed Arons, welcome.

Hi Max, how are you?

I am tremendous. Lars Sivitson, good morning to you, sir.

Good morning, everyone.

Jonathan says, are there any easy games in international football?

Samarino Nile, England 10, England confirmed qualification with a big picture of

lots of happy players and a lion, Peter Express sent three clapping emojis, so that's important.

Jack says, I don't know what's more amusing, the fact that ITV scored his play clearly wasn't

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